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oil cans from America. This is the general
run of farmers houses There are no nice
yarandas or shade trees for the children To play
under; no nice spring or well from which the
old moss covered bucket ascends with its spark
ling, refreshing water, pure and cold; no beau
tiful beds Of flowers giving out their fragrant
perfumes 20 make home sweet; no carriage 20
ride out in for pleasure after a hard days
work no crib 10 rock baby in. and no stove
10 cook your pie or cake or pudding in, nothing
but
THE OLD FIREPLACE
OF fifty OF a hundred years ago to smoke your
eyes out and smoke your victuals, and send ashes
and dust all over the house. Excuse me, gentle
reader for strayiug from my subject, but when
j sit here in a new country in this age OF in
yentiOn aud see a woman rocking her babe in
the little old low cradle, cooking her meals IN an
old fireplace by n tallow candle, wonder IL
am really myself; and If 1 am, where l am.
What has happened that l am set back 80
yeasS Where, oh, where is Home, Sweet
Home" with all its comforts and luxuriesr
Where is my cushioned rocking chair, with its
white tidy2 Where is the good old durable
rag carpetp Where is that nickeled cooking
stove, with its oven teaming with that blessed
pumpkin pie, sweet potatoes and puddingsS
They are not here. Where are they2
IL you are foreigner you can appreciate
America-God's country.-but 10 the native
born American who has never been out of his
country, wish TO say you
DO NOT KNOW HOW SWEET
your own home is. You do not know-at least
you do not realiZe-hOw well of you are: you
can never appreciate your equality, your free
dom, yonr liberty.
As an old soldier wish TO say right here TO
the children of America, you have the garden
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about three-fourths Of an inch thick at the
thickest place, and rounded on the edges very
much like q large rib. Let me advise the
readers of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE not TO
undertake 20 make one, as 90 not believe
white man. or any other than a. Australian
native, can make perfect one. aud no one but
the native can throw il clear around tree aud
HAVE 1T FALL AT MS FEET
after il is made perfect. He will stand behind
a tree, SO you cannO OF shoot him witha rife. and
at the same time throw his boomerang up in
the aIr so that il will sail areund aud kill you
while you stand behind another tree; or he
will break your skull while you lie behind a
large rock. In fact II he wants you, you may
as well do as Dsvy Crockets coon did-come
right up and get down on your knees and take
your chances on getting show Of mercy, for,
like the Australian musketo. he will get you
even If you bottle yourself up.
lie is also an expert with the spear, and
makes one with fms or barbs on il so that il
cannot be pulled out. When once il goes into
an emu or kangaroo il must pass clear through
in order 10 be got out The difference between
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Can He Serrei

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Can Gen. Sher-
man. consistently and lawfully fill the Office Of
Commander-in- Chief of the GAR? Although
retired. he is still an officer subject to the or
ders of the President, and obliged TO act to-
ward him as respectful subordinate. Now sup
pose the National Eneampment pass resolutions
censuring tho veto Of the Dependent Pension
Bill and condemning the flag episode, can
Gen. Sherman issue an order (if so directed by
the Eucampmentl carrying out that idea, with
out rendering himself liable to a trial By court
martial ?-BEE, Wallace, No.
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FOR THE LADIES.

News comes from Georgia to the effect that q
man ia that State is living pleasantly" with his
eighth wife. This shows the value of trying again
IL at first you don't tsucceed.-Harper's Baxar.
"A young woman in Sheffield. England, was
lately so highly amused at the predcament into
which neighbor got. that she broke into 1T OF
laughter which continued until she fell to- the floor
unconscious. and died in short time. Her neigh
bOr's predicament Is not stated but suspect
that she attempted to get into hammock that was
suspended too high.-NosristoVn Herald.
Gov. Marmaduke. of Missouri. has appointed q
number of women NotRries Public.
HaTper's Bdzdr laments the absence from the
veruaculnr of equivalents for fance aud fianeee.
Ii finds =" my daughters engaged" awkward. my
daughters beau" old fashioned, my daughters .
young man" countrified. and "my ughter's
lover" scarcely proper. What Is the matter with
" "betrothed " ?-BoS.On Transcript.
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too good. in the, mind of st. John Baptist, to
require baptism to repentance.
Thoughts:
/. There should be superior goodness in one
who baptizes.
2. That is always becoming which is so in
Christ's opinion.
B. Commendation is right.
a. Give Christ precedence everywhere.
8. Observe all ordinances and sacraments.
8. Pray in connection with every religious
rite. (St. Lu.. 3: 2l.)
z. Seek Gods commentator as his sons (by
adoption).
8. Let the Holy Spirit brood over Us and de-
velop in our natures tenderness, artlessness
(doye-like-ness).
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TIE ANTIPODES.
Another Letter from Our COmrade in
Australia.
BY T. s. HEATH, 2s9 SMITH ST., FIgzEoY, MEL
BOURNE AUSTRALIA.

Where once the dark skinned native did hunt the
kangaroo
Where roamed the swift foot emu and the snow
Where the native savage voice was heard In wild
cOToboree,
Beneath the shady pine OF peaceful waffle tree.
As have given You all plenty Of time TO feel
grateful that you live in Gods Country -
AS America is called by everyone who has lived
there and left it--I will now give you few
more rations from the commisssry of Australia;
50 tall ia line for your kangaroo SCULPTOR
there is nothing that will make a better soup
than the tail Of the kangaroo, which is about
six inches in diameter at the root, and two TO
six feet long
The kangaroo itself is native of Australia,
and may be said to have Eve legs for its tail is
used exclusively FOR a leg. Ii seldom uses its
two front feet, and only TO paw over the grass
as feelers while feeding, aud always uses its
tail as brace or support while standing still.
and 10 push itself along when running or jump
ing. for il jumps only on the two hind feet
when moving about or frightened. 1t can
RUN LIKE DEER
and is as hard 10 get a shot at. IL looks very
pretty when standing erect, especially when it
has its young. which il carries in pouch. or
sack. which has its opening an the underside
midway between the forefeet, and the little
head nearly always protrudes In fact, it can
on all four feet without getting out Of IFS nest,
aud when the mother stands erect facing you
the little fellow looks cunningly At you, as If
70 say, 4" Isn't this real coy place in herer"
The kangaroo, although very wild, may be do
mesticated. and there are 20 or more such in
the Victorian Geological Gardens.
The native bear is not unlike the Ameri-
can grOundhOg or woOdchuck, except
that he climbs trees. The opossum is much
like the Southern opOssum Of the United
States, but grows very large here-much larger
than the American coon. and he is the native
black mans great luxury. There is hardly an
old gum tree Eucalyptus) 10 be found that does
not carry The nOtches cut by the native with
his tomahawk, in which TO plsce his toes for
the purpose of climbing it
FOR THE COVETED PRIZE.
The native blacks are csnnibals, but seem to
prefer the opossum rs q delicacy, as il is apt
10 Ice much fatter than the black man.
The Australian natives excel every other race
upon the globe in one thing. that of throwing
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Better Not Drink at All.

There is an idea abroad in the minds OF al
together too many. North as well as South, that
it is mean" or "elose" or "stingy" for one
man to drink anything when friends are with
In call without first asking them all to join
him. This absurd sentiment has its cOroilary
in the breasts of the friends thus treated.
who assume that they will each and all be con-
sidered '.mean" unless they at once reeiproeate
the treat" by treating" the original
"treater" to another drink.
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Where It Might Lead.
IO,naha WorId.1

Omaha darky-"Say boss, is dat so about de
President sendin' back all dem rebel flags to
our ole mastersP"
Omaha editor" No, that idea has been given
up"
'Aint goin' to sem dem den2"
"No."
"Dat's all right. was gettin' afraid maybe
he'd be vantin' 70 send US back next"
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the boomerang. The
boomerang is made
Of very hard wood,
is shaped something
like a steel square,
only that it is round
ing in the middle
instead Of having a
square corner. Each
arm is about 10 TO
10 inches long. aud
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CAPTURING A LOCOMOTIVE,
A RooK oF rHRILLINo INTEREsr

A BOOK OF THRILLING INTEREST,
which literally No secondary incident IA the
whole produced such deep sensation the PLOTS
OF the q Engine Thieves" the rebels designated
them. This book written by Of the survivors, Jes
the story in avery straightforward. fascinating way. 10
is handsomely gotten up and we'll illustrated every
interested in the should not Tail 70 read IT. 10 10
lust the thing to put into the hands OF boys who thirst
for stories OF adventure and danger Agents can
make tine wages selling IL IL Is Just the thing for
teachers. cleTRymeu lawyers sewing machine and insnr
agents. Students and men and women who are
unable to do hard physical labor % sell Any Capabia
active woman make from 3 10 $40 day tax
ing orders for IT, Write for terms agents. etc. Sent
any address ON receipt OF Sl.50. Address
THE NATIONAL TRIBUN. PUBLISHING co.,
Washington, u. c.
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Col. r. s. Withers, Fair Lawn Stock Farm,
KY, aud Joseph Cairne Simpson, Esq, SeeTe-
tary Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association,
commends st. Jacobs Oil for all horse com-
plants. Sold by Druggists and DsAlerA
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Young aud middle-aged men. suffering from
nervous debility ahd kindred atiec ions, AZ
loss of memory and kypoehshdria, should in-
close 10 cents in stamps for large illustrated
pamphlet suggesting sure cure. Address,
Morlds Dispsnsary Medical Association, Buff
lalo Y
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"soME PARTS OF IT Is.n
A Small Leak

will sink a great ship; aud what at first ap-
pears 20 be trfiing cough Is apt 10 culminate
time. For consumption, which is scrolula of
the lungs, and for all blood and skin diseases,
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" has
no equal. By druggist&
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RoHtOn TRANSCRIPT. /

Brown-A villain has been swindling a lot
of folks down town. He passed himself of as
me, aud gathered in quite q sum of money.
Fogg-Passed himself OF as your Why the
rascal must be lost to all sense of shame.
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Yss. sir.


a physician says THAI a wild Indian never
bRs cold in has head. True, but there are
other Things in his head which are abhorrent
% civilization.
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OF the world. and we gave it to you free and
clear, not with g. 900 900 slaves as We received it;
not heavily in debt as we got it. but with full
treasury, aud every star aud stripe is in the
good old flag. Instead of wiping out any % its
stars we have added more TO them. If you
think we got IL cheap, or il did not cost Us any
thing, 20 look into the 40 National Cemeteries:
90 over the old field of Bull Ran. Aniietam.
Gettysburg Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain.
Nicksburg; go anywhere upon the trail of
those grand old armies and see where 100000
of our dear beloved comrades laid down
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of the wounded. Toward morning IL rained
This, no doubt was "a relief To many of the
wounded bot il converted cur biyOuac into a
perfect waliow Of mud. Throughout the night
details were searching for those who had fallen
in the fray, and every possible assistance was
rendered 10 our unfortunate comrades
ln the morning the brigade moved up near
the town OF Williamsburg and encamped in
large field. Here ratioHs were issued, and soon
numerous fires dotted the field, over which we
cooked our coffee and dried our mud iffened
garments
The deafening thunder Of the conflict had
rolled away The sun burst through the clouds
and shOne as fair as before; the flowers 0f
Spring nodded at the passer-ly and the lark
scared high aud sent has voice almost 10
Heavens gate Men gathered together the
Rhastly fragments OF those who had met their
Death on glOry's 6eld--ih the battle through
which ] have safely come with breath and voice
90 Tell the story. j have seen what glory is
bullet-a bayOnet thrust--lsathsome, gaping
wounds--a small procession of sympathetic
cOmrades-s v0lley-eternRl fgTewelll
TO De oouhinuedl
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The native blacks are csnnibals, but seem TO
prefer the opossum as delicacy, as it is apt
TO be much fatter than the black man.
The Australian natives excel every other race
upon the globe in one thing. that of throwing
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-02-11
Poor Farmers.

As there is thing for me to do at home.
| will 90 down town and see what is going
on says the poor farmer. No other men ever
use such language. 1t is poor farmer il
deed, who can not always find something to
do at home Such a one will never find thai
farming pays. He had rather sit on DIR,
goods box at the store and bottom chains
at some hotel or saloon than remain at home
about bis business. He is physically, be
sides, he is mentally blind, or he would al
WAYS be able TO see something to be done al
home, no matter what tie weather may be
and he would also see that loatIng and sit
ting around in the village could never make a
successful farmer. If there is nothing to dc
at the barn. in the corn house or III the sta
ble, he can pretty generally find something te
do in the house. Proba bly, the cellar or The
stuff stored in it demands Lis attention; are
there is his wife, drudsinS from daylight ut
til BED time. AMI perhaps past time when sL'
ought to be in bed-he can always do some
thing to help ler oHt. and will be very crate
ful for little aid, if it is nothing more thai
peeling a me>s of potatoes or rocking the era,
die. We have no patience with the man VIE
can find nothing 10 do at home. He is fail
urea miserable failure. He brings suffer
ing to all connected with him and eVel,
thing alive around him suffers from his neg
lect. He will fail aud ought to fail Tl.'
intelligent, competent farmer never goes Il
town unless lie has business there. and whel
his business is done he goes home, and find
something to do.
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Farm and Garden Notes.

Lay in your stock of seeds for spring now.
Every preparation should be made before tie
busy season opens in the spring.
Cows that have no bedding are cften iljur-
ed IN tie Knees BY getting up or down, csp-
cially if the floors be wet and slippery.
Beets and parsnips may be kept fresh b!
packing in sand This will preserve their
flavor and keep them from drying up
Lime is purifier and should be used Otter
as wash for coops, perches and nest boxes.
Sprinkle the place most frequented by them
witharssiacked lime.
kerosene viii cure the scaly legs on fowls.
Annont The legs once a week with kerosene
for three or four weeks and tie ,egs will he
come perfectly clean.
Sheep will eat more, be more contentcd
and thrive better on new than an ola range.
Frequent change of range for item is impo'-
tant at this season Of the year.
Instead of selling old cast iron at half 4
cent a pound, place small pieces near tie
roots of grapes, currants, soosebelries and
fruit trees. 1t is very beneficial.
A good way to kill out sorrel is TO salt the
sheep on it. Care should be taken never to
allow the sorrel to seed, as it can be carried
TO other points in the manure.
Do not sacrifice your best lants and ewes
because the butcher offers an extra price,
but retain them for breeding purposes, first
securing pure bred male for grading up.
Cooking feed for stock is a subject mucl
discussed at pres ent, and as good authority as
Professor Stewart is reported as advocating
it for all kinds of domestic animals.
This is the season when the horses's LEGS
should be well looked after. On returnin,
from muddy drive wash them well and at
once dry thoroughly by gentle rubbing.
Although large tree can be transp!an,ed
to new location, yet it will not grow as rap
idly nor as large as one that has occupied The
same place since it sprun. from the tree.
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9lnts to Aerltulturlsts,
The Modern CotsWold.


In This country Tie Cotswold j, a favorite,
as in its own. Texan herlers employ IFS
blood for grading UP the stock emanatin9
from the Merino- Mexican cross, and tie
shepherds Of Colorado use il in Ike manner,
producing harder and more fertile breed
than the Merino grade, and improving the
quality ofthe mutton many fold. totsWold
rams, to serve these very desirable purposes,
have come in from the Atlantic States 10 the
central portions of the Rocky Mountain re
cion, aud thence. and from New Zealand and
Australia import atoms have sought Oregon
and Washington Territory, which. in turn,
have been sources of supply to Montana, Ida
no and Wyoming.
The ideal sheep OF the North Pacific slope !
a short joiuted,. sound-bodied, eyen-1ieeced
animal, without horns Or deep WRINKLES Viz
orous, docie, easy to be heried, and capable
of enduring rig orous weather. he fleece
should be charged with plentiful supl ly OF
yolk, to defend it from the cold, but not to BE
overloaded with gum. Such sheep are al
economical possession, will do well in great
er numbers to one flock and on winter pastur-
age than larger ones can, and yield heavier
clip in proportion to their live weight. Be
sides, the flock owne.' gets more secured
wool to weight of fleece than if the sheep
were of heavier frame, and the tleeces gum
mier and more yolky. The wethers of this
description keep in good order for muttons
upon pasturage which could not support
those of a larger type il fair condition: theil
flesh is sweet, firm and delicious, suitable &c
all tastes. Such an animal results from cross
ing the grade Merino with the improved Cots
void. The modern Cotswold is larger than
the new Leicester, and their Wool lies close
upon the body. It's staple measures are six to
eight inches, and has a weight of seven tc
eight pounds to the fleece. The sheep arc
hardy, almost invariably of strong constitu
ton, and the ewes are prolific, good mothers
and. coed nurses, and their lambs are cover
ed early with close, warm tleece.-1inaer
caa 1gricmtiI,ist for February.
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Without doubt the greatest and mos. com.
mon loss in team management is from keep
ing poor horses unable at any time to do :
full days work. 1t it the most difficult thing
possible for many farmers to set the 'dea into
their heads that horse capable Of doing bu.
little is yalueless. An old, worn out horse
will always sell for somethsng no matter now
poor lie may be, anG always for greater
price in proportion to his value when mott
useless. For farm purposes, with tie dear
wages now paid to farm help, it does lot re
quire much reduction from full days team
work each day TO make up tie value Of a
tirst-class team in every respect.
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To'desroy poison vine the plant Should he
cut Just at the time the ycun. leaves are
forming. If not cut before the leaves are
firm enough to to gather food from the atmos-
phere, til; roots get strength to put out again.
II is no use to cut down noxious weeds al
this season. Wait until they are Sproutin.
in the snrinr,
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Winter is the best lime to build post and
board fence, provided the poles are set before
the ground closes up.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-20
THE COLLEsTER FUNERAL.
Citizens and Visitors in Large
Numbers Pay Their Respects to
the Dead at MankatO.

Special to the Globe.
MANKATO, Dec. 19.-The funeral of
the late Hon. NJ. ID. l.. Collester took
place at 10 o'clock this morning. Services
were held at st. Johns Episcopal church
and at the grave in GlenwOOd cemetery
under the auspices of the Odd Fellows
lodge of this city. Many visiting Odd
Fellows were present, as well as large
number of prominent attorneys from
various cities throughout the state, who
followed the remains to the grave. The
funeral cOrtege was one of the largest
ever seen in this city. The Blue Earth
County Bar association, through COM
mittee, extends resolutions of con-
dOlence to the bereayed relatives and
friends.
Among the prominent men in the city
to-day in attendance upon the funeral
of the late Hon. NJ. d. l.. Collester were:
Albee Smith, of Minneapolis; Senator
H. J. Peck, of ShakOpee; John A.
Lovely and ID. A. Morgan. of Albert
Lea; s. d. Crump and Il. s. Lewis, of
Waseca: Prof. Whitney, of Faribault;
E. B. Collester, of Waseca: j. A. Eek
stein, of New Ulm: Judge Buckham, of
Faribault; Thomas S. Putnam. of Wells,
and William n. Plymat. of MapletOn.
The Blue Earth County Bar association
met at the court house this afternoon
and adopted resolutions, which, in honor
and in memory of Mr.. COllester. were
ordered engrOssed upon the records of
the courts.